player in particular. >> colin kaepernick. i'm from modesto and we just want to see a local hero finish the deal and get the sixth superbowl that the niners certainly deserve. >> any predictions? >> i think the 49ers will win. it will be a close game, probably under seven points but i'm going with the 49ers. >> aren't we all? the hope is that the 49ers will dominate the ravens. to prepare for the hopeful revelry, there will be twice as many san francisco officers out today compared with the typical sunday. muni is also taking precautions, choosing to run diesel buses that can be quickly rerouted so they don't get trapped and ruined in destructive celebrations as they did after the giants won the world series this past fall. on bus lines on market will be detoured starting later today and most will be transferred to mission street. s car behind me is changing over to muni buses today. we are actually already seeing them run this morning. the city is just stream lining public transportation. they want people to have an easy, safe and happy celebration. a hopeful win, a hopeful look forwar

and not wants to be starting and not watching colin kaepernick. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. rethink possible. orleans. on super bowl media day the stars get preferential treatment. they get their own podium and their back ups are on the field with us, the reporters. that's where alex smith was in the superdome trying to put a happy face on. well not that happy. if not for a midseason concussion it may be smith starting, but instead he is backing up colin kaepernick. smith will almost certainly play for another team. he has been talking about this frustrating situation. >> how bittersweet is this for you, alex? >> this is great. i mean it is an amazing thing. as a team you work so hard and put in

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instant -- colin kaepernick has become an instant star while you have flacco not considered an elite qb. he has thrown eight touchdowns touchdowns and zero picks in the playoffs, but it seems no matter what he does it is never enough. >> i really don't care. there are guys who have to make a living. if that is going to be us and if that is going to be me i plan on being around for awhile. if you want to continue to do it, i will be here. >> the warriors opened a road trip and it was an eke warrior who helped them. now with the bulls and david lee off the allstar selection. he played like an allstar six of seven from downtown and had a game high 25. are warriors scored only 13 points in the first quarter. it did not get better. look at nate with the off balance bank shot. he lead the warriors, but you won't win too many games from the bulls the bulls opened it up as big as 26. richard hamilton to butler. 107-83 and the warriors in treeing tomorrow face monty ellis and the bucks. a great scene in miami. a fan makes a hook shot at half court at half time. they went look ut on it is -- look

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talked with steve young and he is thoroughly impressed with current 49er quarterback colin kaepernick. >> people said he threw a hard ball. not necessarily accurate, not necessarily with the touch. i watched the chicago game and i said we have the wrong book on this kid. he can make all of the throws. that is special. the rest will be experience. he will deal with all of the things coming up. if he can put a superbowl his pocket at a young age and throwing it and with the legs, you can see why people are excited about him. >> and also with the espn sports report colin rush said mike ditka just walked off the set and looked at me and said where is my car? oh you don't have my car. you can follow colin at colin rush. you know what? tomorrow we may take ditka's car. coming up, more with steve young and how winning the super bowl changes your life. dan and carolyn, back tow. >> i don't know about that plan. ditka is a tough guy. >> thanks, larry. >>> larry, wayne, shu and katie are sending out a lot of great behind the scenes updates. we are retweeting the best of them at abc7 news bay area. their l

-- colin kaepernick has become an instant star while you have flacco not considered an elite qb. he has thrown eight touchdowns touchdowns and zero picks in the playoffs, but it seems no matter what he does it is never enough. >> i really don't care. there are guys who have to make a living. if that is going to be us and if that is going to be me i plan on being around for awhile. if you want to continue to do it, i will be here. >> the warriors opened a road trip and it was an eke warrior who helped them. now with the bulls and david lee off the allstar selection. he played like an allstar six of seven from downtown and had a game high 25. are warriors scored only 13 points in the first quarter. it did not get better. look at nate with the off balance bank shot. he lead the warriors, but you won't win too many games from the floor. the bulls opened it up as big as 26. richard hamilton to butler. 107-83 and the warriors in treeing tomorrow face monty ellis and the bucks. a great scene in miami. a fan makes a hook shot at half court at half time. they went look ut on it is -- look ou

. i talked with steve young and he is thoroughly impressed with current 49er quarterback colin kaepernick. >> people said he threw a hard ball. not necessarily accurate, not necessarily with the touch. i watched the chicago game and i said we have the wrong book on this kid. he can make all of the throws. that is special. the rest will be experience. he will deal with all of the things coming up. if he can put a superbowl his pocket at a young age and throwing it and with the legs, you can see why people are excited about him. >> and also with the espn sports report colin rush said mike ditka just walked off the set and looked at me and said where is my car? oh you don't have my car. you can follow colin atsh. you know what? tomorrow we may take ditka's car. coming up, more with steve young and how winning the super bowl changes your life. dan and carolyn, back tow. >> i don't know about that plan. ditka is a tough guy. >> thanks, larry. >>> larry, wayne, shu and katie are sending out a lot of great behind the scenes updates. we are retweeting the best of them at abc7 news bay

. colin caber nick has become an instant -- colin kaepernick has become an instant star while you have flacco not considered an elite qb. he has thrown eight touchdowns touchdowns and zero picks in the playoffs, but it seems no matter what he does it is never enough. >> i really don't care. there are guys who have to make a living. if that is going to be us and if that is going to be me i plan on being around for awhile. if you want to continue to do it, i will be here. >> the warriors opened a road trip and it was an eke warrior who helped them. now with the bulls and david lee off the allstar selection. he played like an allstar six of seven from downtown and had a game high 25. are warriors scored only 13 points in the first quarter. it did not get better. look at nate with the off balance bank shot. he lead the warriors, but you won't win too many games from the floor. the bulls opened it up as big as 26. richard hamilton to butler. 107-83 and the warriors in treeing tomorrow face monty ellis and the bucks. a great scene in miami. a fan makes a hook shot at half court at half time.

. >> the hometown hero, colin kaepernick, gets ready for his first super^bowl. and some of the locals abc7 reporter wayne friedman met when he ventured outside new orleans into the bayou. and from new orleans back to san francisco, we are just hours away from the super bowl celebration. coming up we will tell you how police and the other way patrol are preparing, what you need to look out for. it's not all receiverious. what fans are doing to prepare for their big parties today after the break. [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you can't get more italian. it's on. let's roll. okay. [ male announcer ] with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citiba

. let's turn to 49er quarterback colin kaepernick. it turns out he has close ties to a camp for children with heart disease. it's near his hometown. our reporter explains kaepernick's connection to camp taylor. >> after his win against the miami dolphins last month, quarter neck collin kaepernick got a new friendship bracelet made by the children at camp taylor. what they don't know is he always carries the first one they made for him. after his nfl draft he wanted to support a local charity. he chose camp taylor which offers free medically supervised camp for children with heart disease. >> he lost an older brother with heart disease so he wanted to find a charity to give back to honor his parents and family. >> kaepernick was only scheduled for three hours at his first camp but stayed seven. he played in the pool, joined discussions on heart health, and even sang with his parents in front of the entire camp. >> when collin came back with the camp, he didn't come out with an entourage ever camp. -- of people. he drives in with his college car and he really cares. it's not just

backing up colin kaepernick. smith will almost certainly play for another team. he has been talking about this frustrating situation. >> how bittersweet is this for you, alex? >> this is great. i mean it is an amazing thing. as a team you work so hard and put in so much time. this has been our goal all along since last year. did i envision myself as a starter? yes, but it has been a great thing. >> where do you want to be next year? >> i haven't given that any thought, honestly. after sunday there will be plenty of time to think about that. >> like alex smith david akres have caused his confidence to be shaken. he said if it is so easy to kick a field goal, guess again. >> there is a lot that goes into it. it is not like you are in your backyard and you put a little ball in the ground and you are trying to kick it over the fence. there is a lot that goes into it. there is a lot of technique. people go 35 yarder, oh a chip shot. i would like to see a lot of people come out here and make a chip shot. to. >> to the nba the warriors are short. harrison barnes and carl landry are out aga

quarterback colin kaepernick. >> people said he threw a hard ball. not necessarily accurate, not necessarily with the touch. i watched the chicago game and i said we have the wrong book on this kid. he can make all of the throws. that is special. the rest will be experience. he will deal with all of the things coming up. if he can put a superbowl his pocket at a young age and throwing it and with the legs, you can see why people are excited about him. >> and also with the espn sports report colin rush said mike ditka just walked off the set and looked at me and said where is my car? oh you don't have my car. you can follow colin at colin rush. you know what? tomorrow we may take ditka's car. coming up, more with steve young and how winning the super bowl changes your life.dad dan and carolyn, back tow. >> i don't know about that plan. ditka is a tough guy. >> thanks, larry. >>> larry, wayne, shu and katie are sending out a lot of great behind the scenes updates. we are retweeting the best of them at abc7 news bay area. their live reports continue on abc7. >> and it will be a grea

crabtree will likely have a bigger impact. he is colin's go to guy. jerry rice is impressed. >> crabtree she like a new receiver. they have a connection. you can see the chemistry on the football field. whenever he has one on one coverage, kaepernick is going to throw him the football. >> the last time the niners were in the superbowl, steve young threw a record 6 touchdowns. young could hurt you both with arm and legs, kaepernick may be more dangerous. >> people tell me, he throws a hardball, not necessarily accurate but the touch but the chicago game, hey, we got the wrong thing on this kid. he can make all the throws. rest of it will be experience to deal with all the things that come up. if he can put a superbowl in his pocket throwing the ball with the leg, people are excited. >> stanford's coach is first one to win 400 games. this set its up a basket. 86-62 the final. stanford improves to 19-2. after shooting a 60 in the first round of the phoenix open, phil mickelson continues. here is his approach on 9. stops two feet from the pin. he would birdie the hole. then mick